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7 women lured using ‘Magic App’ & raped — police in MP’s Sidhi uncover racket, arrest 4

Four accused used 'Magic App' to modulate voice & impersonate woman professor to lure complainants to secluded spot under garb of offering scholarships.

Ride-hailing apps are helping women join the workforce & ‘juggle work-life responsibilities’

Survey by Oxford Economics, in partnership with Uber, shows three-quarters of women surveyed, who use ride-hailing apps to travel to work, do so because it offers a safer commute than other options.

China drafts guidelines to limit use of apps and smart terminals by minors

The country's cyberspace regulator asked for public feedback on the guidelines by 2 September.

Efficiency vs privacy threat — Andhra govt, employees spar over facial recognition attendance app

Jagan Reddy govt wants employees to use facial recognition application to track attendance & location for 'better service delivery', but employees flag lack of smartphones, privacy issues.

Cough onto phone for checking lung health: Hyderabad firm uses AI software to analyse sounds

Developed by Salcit Technologies, Swaasa has got no-objection certificate from Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation. It has patents in India, US & Australia among others.

‘Satyagraha’ app — how Congress will assess workers in poll-bound Gujarat, decide tickets

Congress hopes to reach 1 crore households in poll-bound Gujarat through its Satyagraha app, launching on 1 June. Aims include better understanding of tribal issues.

EXCHANGE22 – India’s 1st sports stock exchange wins against MyFab11 in copyright tussle

EXCHANGE 22 is the first of its kind fantasy league gaming platform for cricket, football, basketball, and kabaddi.

Entice with small payouts, get people to invest more, disappear — how ‘Chinese app scams’ work

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

‘Tek Fog’ app one of several ‘factories’ of hate BJP has set up, says Rahul Gandhi

In a tweet Saturday, Gandhi said the entire country is wondering where so much hate is coming from, going by the accused's age in the ‘Bulli Bai’ app case that targeted Muslim women.

Green, safe, smart — the Zoobop beauty care brand checker is good for you and the planet

Zoobop has been developed to provide clarity & information to users so that they can simply check whether the personal care brand they are using ticks all the boxes of being safe, green, honest & cruelty-free.

On Camera

Take it from a Pakistani, Mani Shankar Aiyar is not our agent. He just wants peace

Perhaps no one else in India equals the missionary courage and zeal with which Aiyar, in this book in particular and in general discourse, urges improved relations between Pakistan and India.

Maharashtra ready to face global headwinds, US tariffs are ‘huge opportunity’—Fadnavis

Speaking at India Global Forum summit in Mumbai, the CM said that Trump's tariffs present growth prospects for sectors like textile. Maharashtra is one of India's textile hubs.

Military space doctrine & national military space policy on the anvil, says CDS Gen Chauhan

Space is emerging as a new domain that will dominate warfare, CDS says, adds that India needs to develop a 'space culture' that fosters new ideas & capabilities in space warfare.

Manoj ‘Bharat’ Kumar sang so Sunny Deol could yell—journey of Bollywood patriotism

This isn’t an obituary of Manoj Kumar. It's about the influence he had in defining patriotism for two generations of Indians across our most perilous decade, say from 1962 until the run-up to the Emergency.